May 2012

Results of our first poll of projected salaries for school employees

If you want to know what other districts are doing about pay for next year, we’ve got your needs covered. HR Services conducted a quick poll of Texas districts and we're ready to report the results.

Rand study indicates that principal turnover has lasting effects

New research indicates that "churn”—or high principal turnover—is especially detrimental in struggling schools because it appears to have a lasting effect.

Teacher retirements up in the midst of budget cuts, new high stakes tests

Texas teacher retirements have risen steadily since 2009. Several factors including resignation incentives have likely contributed to the increase.

Common hiring myths busted

This month, our focus is the same as yours...hiring. We’ll help you sort fact from fiction with a couple of pervasive hiring myths.

Districts cut staff by 4 percent due to state funding cuts

Preliminary AEIS data has offered a first look at the number of positions cut from public school payrolls last year.

Inside HR Services

We’re offering training to help districts manage leaves and absences

Watch for June/July issue of HR Exchange

HR Services offers training at TASB board events

Districts with new or enhanced membership

 
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HR Extras
Upcoming Events
M.I.A.—Managing Inevitable Absences
June 5, 2012
Austin, TX
It’s inevitable—employees are going to miss work. The challenge is keeping up with who is out, what type of leave applies, and managing notifications and return to work. The first step is to identify and understand the leave benefits available to public school employees. This workshop explains the various types of leave and how they interact. Other topics covered include communicating with departments and employees, coordinating leave and workers’ compensation benefits, understanding the role of policy, processing leave, and identifying strategies for reducing employee absences.
Get a Grip on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
June 6, 2012
Austin, TX
Every leave request is unique, so how do you get a grip on all the rules for applying and processing family and medical leave? Using actual situations in exercises and case studies, participants will learn how to apply the 2009 FMLA regulations, identify potential problem areas, and develop procedures for administering family and medical leave. Scenarios related to standard FMLA, leave for qualifying exigency, and military caregiver leave will be used to discover answers to the most frequently asked family and medical leave questions.